John Paxton^{[1, 2]}

1770 - 1810  (40 years)

• Name	John Paxton
  Born	About 1770  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	29 Nov 1799  [2, 3]
  	labourer
  Occupation	10 Oct 1810  [4]
  	labourer
  Died	15 Dec 1810	Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom   [1, 5]
  	Cause: due to noncomon distemper in the head
  	Address: 5 paces E of Strachans Stone
  	Based on information provided on his daughter's death registration, John Paxton was deceased at this time (21 Jan 1855). The death of John Paxton 15 Dec 1810 appears to be correct based on other factors - likely age at marriage 29 and the approximate birth year of 1770 fits. The death was registered in Canongate which may be a coincident, but his grandson was born in Canongate as well.
  		Death_John Paxton 1810
  Person ID	5961684	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Margaret Morrison  [3, 6]
  Married	29 Nov 1799	Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom   [2]
  	John Paxton, Labourer College Church Parish and Margaret Morrison same parish, Daughter of William Morrison Labourer in the Parish of Direlton
  		Marriage_John Paxton & Margaret Morrison
  Children	1. Janet Paxton,   b. 26 Dec 1800, Garvald, , Scotland, United Kingdom ,   d. 21 Jan 1855, Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom  (Age 54 years)   2. Thomas Paxton,   b. 02 May 1802, Garvald, , Scotland, United Kingdom   3. Helen Paxton,   b. 06 Nov 1803, Garvald, , Scotland, United Kingdom   4. William Paxton,   b. 27 May 1806, Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom ,   d. 28 Mar 1866, Dundee, Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom  (Age 59 years)   5. John Paxton,   b. 10 Oct 1810, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom ,   d. 06 Aug 1881, Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2021
  Family ID	86457870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 29 Nov 1799 - Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Died - Cause: due to noncomon distemper in the head,Address: 5 paces E of Strachans Stone - 15 Dec 1810 - Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John's occupation was listed as a ploughman on the registration of death for his daughter, Janet - 21/1/1855. The birth and death dates are assumed to be a match to the index entry, based on the likely age of John at the time of his marrage.

  
  

• Sources

  [88011682] Scotland, O.P.R. Deaths, National Records of Scotland, (Old Parish Registers Deaths), 685/3 240 444., John Paxton; 685/3 240 444; 15 Dec 1810 (Reliability: 3). [4173120] UK, SCT, OPR Marriages, General Register Office, (Extract of entries in an Old Parochial Register), 61900., No. 61900; 29 November 1799 (Reliability: 3). [S7] Scotland, OPR, Marriage regiser, John Paxton & Margaret Morrison; 29 November 1799 (Reliability: 2). [S9] Scotland, OPR, Birth register, John Paxton (Reliability: 2). John Paxton, labourer & Margaret Morrison had a son born the 10th Oct 1801 & baptized this 15th in presence of Mr Wallace & Margaret Morrison & named John [S194] Scotland, Statutory, Death register, Janet Paxton; 705/00 0004 (Reliability: 2). [S194] Scotland, Statutory, Death register, John Paxton; Deaths in the parish of Cranston; Page 3, No. 9 (Reliability: 2). Names of parents provided